Budbiitg-clasp



' V. TOLLIS.

BUDDING CLASP.

APPLICATION man 5AN-3.19l9.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

W N H A VINCENT TOLLIS, 0F CLIFTON SPRINGS,"NEW YO'RK.

BUDDING-CLASP.

Specifieation'of Letters Patent. 1 P tented-s eps; 16, 1919.

Application filed January 3, 191 9. Serial No. 269,396.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VINCENT TOLLIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Clifton Springs, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Budding-Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in buding clasps, and has for its object to provide a clasp of the character specified, for holding closed the wound or matrix in the budded stock, wherein a single clasp is provided, capable of being opened with one hand and spring closed, and having means for gripping opposite sides of the stock, above and below the bud.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the clasp in place;

Fig. 2 is a side view;

- Fig. 3 is an edge view.

In the present embodiment of the invention a clasp is provided, composed of similar sections or members 1 and 2, or composed of sections or members, one of which may have a. wider gripping surface than the other, of wood or like material or metal, each having its inner face beveled longitudinally of the section in both directions, so that when pivotally connected intermediate their ends they will rock upon each other.

The sections are connected pivotally by a coil 3 of spring wire, the coil being connected to the sections in any suitable or desired manner, as, for instance, by staples (not shown). The ends 4 of the wire from V which the coil is formed extend radially from the coil, and longitudinally of the sections, and each of the said ends has a lateral inwardly extending lug 5, which overlies the adjacent section at the outer face thereof.

Each lug 5 engages one section, near one end thereof, and lies in a transverse notch 6 in the outer face of the section, and the lugs are acted on by the resiliency of the coil to force th sections together at one end. The sections may be opened by pressing the outer ends toward each other, as will be readily understood.

Each section is provided witha transverse groove 7 at the gripping end,- and these grooves, which register as shown, are for receiving the stock 8.

The gripping end of each section, that is, the end adjacent to the grooves 7, is notched longitudinally as indicated at 9, the notches extending inwardly beyond the inner ends of the grooves 7, thus forming for each gripping end a pair of gripping jaws.

The jaws of the two sections register so that the stock is gripped at two separate points, that is, above and below the bud 10, and the jaws of each section are spaced apart a sufiicient distance for this purpose.

In budding, the stock has two intersecting incisions made therein, one incision vertically or longitudinally, the other circumferentially. The bud is inserted in the longitudinal incision at the intersection. The incision must be closed above and below thebud, and this is ordinarily done by means of a wrapping of cord or string, an operation requiring time.

With the present invention, after the bud has been inserted, the clasp is opened, properly placed and permitted to close, an operation requiring very little time. The clasps are inexpensive, easy to place and easy to remove, and hold the incisions closed and bud tight therein so long as they are in place. The clasps may be used several times in one season and also used for several seasons.

I claim:

1. A budding clasp composed of sections pivotally connected intermediate their ends and spring pressed together at one end, the sections having registering transverse grooves on their abutting faces at the said end for receiving the stock, and one of the sections being notched longitudinally at the said end to a point beyond the inner end of the groove, to form a pair of gripping jaws at the end of said section for clasping the stock above and below the bud.

2. A budding clasp composed of sections pivotally connected intermediate their ends and spring pressed together at one end, the sections having registering transverse grooves on their abutting, faces. at the said end for receiving thestock, and each being notched longitudinally at the said end to a point beyond the inner end of the groove, to form a pair of grippin jaws at each end of the sections, whereby the stock may be clasped above and below the bud to hold the bud in the stock.

3. A budding clasp, consisting of two sections, having registering vertical grooves adjacent one end, horizontal notches extending inwardly beyond the grooves and vertical notches in their outer sides, and 2 coil spring arranged between and secured to the sections, the ends of the spring having bent 1O terminals lying in the side notches of the sections.

VINCENT TOLLIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

